Delays. Access restrictions. Shooting.

On Tuesday, UNICEF's humanitarian convoy was hit by live ammunition on the way to deliver life-saving aid to north Gaza.

Our staff are safe, but the immense difficulties of delivering aid are making it nearly impossible to meet children's…

We met some children in Ethiopia and asked what school means to them.

This is what they had to say.

UNICEF promotes early childhood education to help every child build a strong foundation for their future.

'He spent the last few weeks just eating grass. He's in a terrible amount of pain and he is one of hundreds of children here being treated for malnutrition.'

UNICEF Spokesperson Tess Ingram on seven-year-old Omar at a hospital in Deir Al Balah, Gaza Strip.

Clean hands save lives!

Hawa, 5, learned to wash her hands at an early childhood centre in Mali. Her mom is so proud of her for putting into practice all she’s learned.

Alsmany, 9, loves school, morning assembly and playing football. Except he's doing it amid a war in Sudan.

UNICEF is providing inclusive learning opportunities for children with disabilities. Here’s how. uni.cf/3TK3RC4

'When we arrived here, we didn't have anything to eat or drink, and that's why my son is malnourished,' says Priselle, mother of 16-month-old Baraka.

Amid violence in DR Congo, UNICEF, partners and community workers are identifying and treating children with acute malnutrition.

“This lifesaving aid should be in Gaza but it’s facing huge delays.” UNICEF spokesperson Tess Ingram.

We’re doing everything we can to support children but the challenges are immense. They need a humanitarian ceasefire. Now.

From their first smile and steps to experiencing a whole range of emotions, your child experiences many milestones by the time they turn five.

At this time of growth and learning, here is how you can support their mental health.

#OnMyMind

10-year-old Adili and Amuli's friendship is as strong as their shared determination to be the best in class.

In DR Congo, where ongoing violence is disrupting education, UNICEF-supported emergency classrooms are helping children learn, make friends and prepare for their future.

On #WorldHealthDay and every day, we thank community health workers worldwide for reaching children with life-saving vaccines.

A drop of a life-saving dose.
A shot at a healthy future.

We’ve said this before and we’ll say it again: vaccines save lives. #WorldHealthDay

“I did everything to send my children to school, but violence continues to deprive them of this opportunity.”

Ongoing conflict is unbearably disrupting everyday lives in Haiti. Here's how UNICEF is providing life-saving support despite challenges. uni.cf/4cxmHVV

War in Gaza has reportedly killed over 13K children and injured countless more.

Homes, schools and hospitals in ruin. 

Teachers, doctors and humanitarians killed. 

Famine is imminent. 

The level and speed of destruction are shocking. 

Children need a ceasefire NOW.

Two remaining child hostages in Gaza, Kfir and Ariel, have yet to be released.

It’s been over 180 days of anguish for the hostages and families.

Children lost family members and are missing parents and loved ones still held hostage.  

All hostages must be released NOW.

Imagine having nowhere safe to go. That's the reality for children in Gaza.

UNICEF continues to call for an immediate and long-lasting humanitarian ceasefire and unrestricted humanitarian access to allow aid to reach every child and family in need.

When you break it, you buy it. Right?

Something similar happens with climate finance, and this is why it should be child-centred. uni.cf/3PqhDZp

From Sudan to South Sudan, Chad and Egypt.

Conflict in Sudan is forcing children and their families to make long and perilous journeys to escape unrelenting violence.

UNICEF’s Lana Al-Wreikat on what they urgently need.

“Rafah, a city of children.”

UNICEF Spokesperson James Elder on the more than 600,000 children trapped in Rafah, with nowhere safe to go.

Children need a humanitarian ceasefire. Now.

A step towards protecting children from cholera.

UNICEF and partners will distribute 1.2 million rapid diagnostic tests to 14 countries at high risk for cholera over the next several months.

See how it can help curb outbreaks.

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